On Wednesday, video emerged of Justin Trudeau, accompanied by a group of world leaders at a NATO summit in London, poking fun at President Donald Trump. In the video, the prime minister made a jibe about Trump’s penchant for impromptu press conferences and his staff’s apparent dismay at yet another off-the-cuff pronouncement. Some are outraged, declaring that it’s foolish for the PM to be snickering behind the back of our largest trading partner. But despite the frenzied response to the hot mic moment, it’s unlikely that even one of the politicians caught in that moment will be personally set back by the video. In the end, the real cost of that “hot mic” moment is that it has overshadowed what should have been a crucial summit.

Source: thestar December 08, 2019 10:07 UTC